QBullet: BSF Kills 7 Pak Rangers, Sheena Bora Case and More
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1. BSF Kills 7 Pakistani Rangers in Retaliatory Fire
The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Friday that it killed seven Pakistani Rangers personnel and a terrorist in retaliatory firing after a sniper attack by the Pakistani forces at Hiranagar in Kathua district of Jammu had injured an Indian trooper in the morning.
After the Rangers injured BSF jawan Gurnam Singh in sniper fire and also tried to block attempts by his colleagues to evacuate him to safety, BSF launched an aggressive retaliation marked by intermittent small arms and “area weapons” fire.
Source: The Times of India
2. Peter Knew of ‘Place’ for Sheena: Driver
A key accused-turned-prosecution witness in the 2012 Sheena Bora murder case has told investigators that a day prior to the crime, Indrani Mukerjea told her husband and fellow suspect, Peter Mukerjea, over the phone about the place intended for the eventual disposal of the body.
The two-page statement is part of the third chargesheet submitted by CBI before special judge HS Mahajan on Friday.
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Source: The Times of India
3. Fine Salvo at Jio’s Rivals
The telecom watchdog, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed a hefty fine of Rs 50 crore a circle each on Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular for their alleged failure to provide sufficient connectivity points to Reliance Jio.
Jio belongs to the Reliance empire of Mukesh Ambani, and its inaugural ad campaign had prominently featured a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Source: The Telegraph
4. J&K Police, Govt Face Twin Challenges: On Margins of Protests, Spurt in Militancy
With protests in the Valley crossing 100 days, police in J&K fear that the unrest triggered by the killing of militant Burhan Wani in July may have prompted a fresh batch of youths to join the militancy from south Kashmir.
Police sources say more than 80 youngsters have joined militant ranks from south Kashmir since the protests began three months ago. This trend, they say, is evident in the rising number of incidents of police stations being attacked and weapons taken away in the region.
In contrast, sources said, the militancy in north Kashmir is fuelled by those infiltrating from across the border who focus on attacks such as the one on the Army camp in Uri last month in which 18 soldiers died.
Source: The Indian Express
5. Mehbooba’s Message to Pakistan: Need to Start Talks… So Stop Backing Militants
Calling on Pakistan to live up to its promise to not support militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said Friday that her state would continue to suffer if a “conducive atmosphere” is not created for talks between India and the neighbouring country.
Mufti also urged J&K Police to make efforts to ensure the return of Kashmiri youth who have joined the militancy or have gone missing and give them education, and “bats and balls in their hands instead of guns”. She said that “black laws” like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will have to go once peace is achieved, and militancy and infiltration has ended.
Source: The Indian Express
6. SC Chokes BCCI’s Fund Flow
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will have to open up its accounts to an independent auditor that will also oversee the award of contracts and rights worth millions of rupees, the Supreme Court ordered on Friday.
The panel recommended sweeping administrative reforms for cricket in the country, which the top court wants the BCCI to follow.
Source: Hindustan Times
7. Security Forces Burnt 160 Homes in Chhattisgarh Village, Says CBI
Contradicting the state police which claimed that Naxalites had set 160 houses on fire in Tadmetla village in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, the CBI has held security forces responsible for the tragedy in March 2011.
Source: The Indian Express
8. Chicken Safe to Eat, Says Delhi Govt as it Ups Precautions Amid Bird Flu Scare
A less virulent avian influenza strain has struck birds in the national capital, a lab report confirmed on Friday, prompting the city government to declare that the virus is less harmful to humans.
The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal found the H5N8 virus in three of the eight samples from Delhi. These samples from dead birds were sent to Bhopal lab for advanced tests.
Source: Hindustan Times
9. Family Feud: Akhilesh Readies For Showdown
After deciding to go solo with his Samajwadi Vikas Rath Yatra on 3 November, UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has thrown down another gauntlet to SP leadership by reportedly calling a meeting of party MLAs and MLCs at his residence on Sunday, just a day before his father and party boss Mulayam Singh Yadav is to address a mega conference of legislators to decide the next course of action.
On Friday, Akhilesh skipped the meeting of SP's district unit chiefs chaired by his uncle and state unit president Shivpal Yadav, but called them at his residence later in the day to discuss the preparedness of his rath yatra.
Sources said he may also skip the meeting of state executives on Saturday which would be addressed by Mulayam.
Source: The Times of India
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