Six Afghanistan policemen killed in Taliban attack

The Taliban insurgents attacked an Afghan security post in the western Farah province and killed at least six policemen. Three more were left wounded. A pickup truck also hit a roadside bomb in a remote eastern district and killed seven villagers, the seven dead included two children and two women.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack but, the area has seen an increase in attacks by an Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 30 June 2017.

The Taliban had attacked a security post in the north of the provincial capital and a gunbattle followed that lasted for nearly three hours. Nine Taliban fighters were also killed in the encounter. The attackers fled the scene, after seizing ammunition and guns from the police.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack but Taliban insurgents are believed to have been involved. Earlier they attacked a security post in western Herat province and killed at least 10 policemen there.


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Cable car kills seven tourists in Gulmarg

At least seven people have been killed after they fell from a cable car because of strong winds in the popular mountain resort town of Gulmarg. It seems the supporting wires of the cable car were hit by an uprooted pine tree that led to the tragedy.
This is reported in cnn.com dated 26 June 2017.

The Gulmarg cable car is one of the highest in Asia and reaches a height of 1,312 feet (400 meters) at its peak. Gulmarg is a world famous ski resort and summer is peak tourist season in this spot which is located in the Himalayan mountains. Gulmarg attracts nearly half a million people annually.
The deceased included a young New Delhi couple and their two children apart from three local tour guides. Two others were injured and taken to a nearby hospital. As a result of this accident, more than 70 passengers were stranded in the cars after operations were suspended.


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More than 150 killed in explosion of oil tanker in Pakistan

An oil tanker overturned on the main highway from Karachi to Lahore and locals ran to collect the spilled fuel when there was an explosion and more than 150 are believed to have been killed in the tragedy. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif cut short his visit to London and arrived at the scene to visit console the survivors.
This has been reported in zeenewws.com dated 26 June 2017.

The overturned truck had spilled nearly 40,000 litres of fuel and the explosion happened even as the crowds were advised to move away from the area but they ignored the warnings. The driver of the vehicle survived the crash and was later taken into custody by the police.
It was a tragedy on the eve of the festival of Eid.


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East Coast Railway to run 186 special trains during Rath Yatra

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Pollution in Subarnarekha river a matter of concern


He loved model planes and aero modeling

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Terrror attacks in Pakistan kill at least 61

Pakistan faced a number of terror attacks on three Pakistani cities on Friday that left at least 61 people dead and many injured. A suicide bomber in the city of Quetta killed at least 12 people and injured about 20.
Subsequently, there were twin blasts in a congested market in the city of Parachinar. This is the main city in the Kurram tribal region and at least 45 people were killed in this blast. There was another attack by a gunmen in the port city of Karachi - this attack at a roadside restaurant killed four.
The attacks have taken place ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid, which ends the holy month of Ramadan.
This has been reported in latimes.com dated 24 June 2017.

After the Quetta attack, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility. Later, the Islamic State extremist group also said it was behind the attack. To prove its claim, it released a photograph of the alleged attacker and identified the individual as well.


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East Coast Railway to run 186 special trains during Rath Yatra

Tax on the 326-year-old Jagannathpur Mela waived

Pollution in Subarnarekha river a matter of concern


He loved model planes and aero modeling

He practices homeopathy with a smile

My friends who used to sell saris


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Violence in tourist resort in Mali - four jihadists killed

The government of Mali has indicated that five suspected jihadists have been arrested following an assault on a popular tourist resort near the capital, Bamako. Two civilians died in the attack and four jihadists were killed at the scene. 36 persons taken as hostages were also rescued and majority of them were French and Malian.
This has been reported in zeenews.com dated 19 June 2017.

The latest attack is one in a series of high-profile assaults in north and west Africa and had targeted locals and tourists, including hose from Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. In 2015, gunmen had stormed a major hotel and killed 20 people after which the government imposed a state of emergency which has been in place more or less ever since.
Earlier this month, the US embassy in Bamako had warned about possible increased threat of attacks against Western diplomatic missions, places of worship and locations frequented by Westerners in the city of Bamako.


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East Coast Railway to run 186 special trains during Rath Yatra

Tax on the 326-year-old Jagannathpur Mela waived

Pollution in Subarnarekha river a matter of concern


He loved model planes and aero modeling

He practices homeopathy with a smile

My friends who used to sell saris


The Big Sick is Anupam Kher’s 500th film

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900 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya by coast guards

Libyan coast guard have rescued 900 migrants on five boats and they include 98 women and 25 children. The recuse happened roughly seven miles off the coat of Sabratha. The mix of the migrants is African and Arab origins with three Libyans.
They were in rubber boats that were perforated and submerged, and there was also a large wooden boat minus any engine. The rescue operation lasted more than seven hours.
This is reported in thestatesman.com dated 17 June 2017.

Incidentally, the coastal city of Sabratha, which is situated 75-Km west of the capital Tripoli, is believed to be one of the busiest illegal immigration departure points in Libya. Italian coast guards have revealed that more than 1,000 migrants were rescued from a total of nine rubber and wooden boats off the coast of Libya.
According to International Organization for Migration, this rescue adds up to a total of 9,111 migrants that have been rescued in Libyan waters in this year.


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East Coast Railway to run 186 special trains during Rath Yatra

Tax on the 326-year-old Jagannathpur Mela waived

Pollution in Subarnarekha river a matter of concern


He loved model planes and aero modeling

He practices homeopathy with a smile

My friends who used to sell saris


The Big Sick is Anupam Kher’s 500th film

Suicide Squad 2 - the sequel - to start shooting in 2018

Shooting started in Paris for Tom Cruise starrer 'Mission Impossible 6'


900 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya by coast guards

Death toll in the London Tower fire rises to 30, could go up to 100

ISIS carries out its first attack on Iran - at least 12 dead

Death toll in the London Tower fire rises to 30, could go up to 100

A fire engulfed the 24-storey tower in west London and the death toll has risen to 30 and there are fears that it could cross 100 in the worst ever fire tragedy in the country. The Metropolitan police has said that there was nothing that would suggest that the fire at the Grenfell Tower was started deliberately.
However, investigation has been started and it is suspected that survivors may not be there and, in the opinion of Scotland Yard, all the victims may never be identified.
This has been reported in timesofindia.com dated 16 June 2017.

Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by grandson Prince William, paid a visit and met volunteers, local residents and community representatives. British Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered a judge- led full public inquiry into the incident.


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This has been reported in zeenews.com dated 7 June 2017.

The standoff lasted around five hours before all the gunmen who had holed up in parliamentary office buildings were killed. ISIS claimed responsibility even as the attack was still going on. According to an interior ministry official, the killers were dressed as women and entered through the visitors' entrance. One of them exploded a suicide vest while the others were killed by security forces.


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New outlets for fresh fish from Chilika

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Another boss who understood my feelings

My boss rode a scooter and wore a wig

The man who loved his work


Airstrikes kill at least 27 ISIS militants in Iraq

US police arrest serial killer of Phoenix who had killed at least nine people

Gunmen disguised as doctors shoot dead 38 persons in a Kabul hospital


Sequel of ABBA's hit musical Mamma Mia on the cards

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