By Press Monitoring on June 18, 2018
INDIA & PAKISTAN

At least two army personnel were killed and four others injured in an ambush by terrorists in Mon district of Nagaland on Sunday, an Assam Rifles official said, media reports said. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) has claimed responsibity for the attack in which two Assam soldiers were killed. The incident occurred around […]
By Press Monitoring on June 18, 2018
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Kabul: A day after the three-day ceasefire ended in Afghanistan, Taliban resumed their attacks on Afghan security forces on Monday, media reports said. Media reports said that the Taliban militants launched early morning attacks on security checkpoints in Ghormach, Qaisar, Pashtunkot and Shirin Tagab districts. The Afghanistan government announced a ceasefire from June 12 to […]
By Press Monitoring on June 18, 2018
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One suspect shot dead while as over twenty people were injured in a shoot out at an all-night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey, early on Sunday, media reports said. Many of the 20 injured were treated for gunshot wounds. Four of those, including a 13-year-old boy, were in critical condition. Reports said that two […]
By Press Monitoring on June 16, 2018
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Three levies forces personnel were killed in a targeted attack on Quetta’s Sariab Road on Eid day, media reports said. Initial reports suggest that a paramilitary forces vehicle was intercepted by unidentified men on Sariab Road near Killi Bangulzai. The levies personnel sitting in the car were fired at by the attackers. They lost their […]
By Press Monitoring on June 15, 2018
WORLD

Kabul: Three soldiers including a women were killed in firing along Pak-Afghan border in Shawal area, of North Waziristan Agency, media reports said. Reports said that the terrorists from across the Pak-Afghan border “attempted multiple physical and fire raids on Pakistan Army posts in Shawal”. “The security forces valiantly repulsed all attempts to overrun posts […]
By Press Monitoring on June 12, 2018
WORLD

Kathmandu: The federal Nepalese government has made it mandatory for officials and staff of local governments planning foreign visits to obtain the approval of Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA), media reports said. Following a meeting on Sunday, MoFAGA said officials travelling abroad without approval, would not get recommendation for visa from the […]
By Press Monitoring on June 11, 2018
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Despite blanket ban on child labour, over 43.53 lakh children are presently working as labourers in World’s fastest growing economy. The data is revealed by the India, according to the 2011 census. India has made considerable progress in the past decade. The number of child labourers (in the age group of 5-14 years) declined by […]
By Press Monitoring on June 11, 2018
INDIA & PAKISTAN, LATEST NEWS
At least seven students were crushed to death and three others were critically injured on Monday after a bus ran over students at Lucknow-Agra area of Uttar Pradesh. The students were of Khalilabad in Sant Kabir Nagar district and were going to Haridwar for an educational tour. Police sources here said that the accident occurred […]
By Press Monitoring on June 11, 2018
WORLD

Singapore: Ahead of the summit between the Kim Jong-un meets Donald Trump, it is believed that the isolated country could “establish a new relationship” with the United States, a BBC News report said on Monday. The comments mark a shift in tone from North Korea after decades of animosity towards the US. Meanwhile Trump has […]
By Press Monitoring on June 11, 2018
INDIA & PAKISTAN

Islamabad: Supreme Court has directed the accountability court to wind up the proceedings for the completion of trial in corruption references against ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family with a month. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, a two-judge bench on Sunday also allowed Mr Sharif and his daughter Maryam […]