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By EMN Updated: Nov 21, 2017 9:31 pm

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Modi lauds Bhandari on ICJ re-election

New Delhi, Nov. 21 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Justice Dalveer Bhandari for his re-election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “I congratulate Justice Dalveer Bhandari on being re-elected to the International Court of Justice. His re-election is a proud moment for us,” the Prime Minister tweeted. Bhandari was re-elected to the ICJ on Monday as the General Assembly rallied behind him in a show of strength that made Britain bow to the majority and withdraw its candidate Christopher Greenwood. He will start his term from February 2018.

Bus conductor gets bail in Ryan murder case

Gurugram, Nov. 21 (IANS): A sessions court here on Tuesday granted bail to bus conductor Ashok Kumar, who was arrested by the Haryana Police on the charge of killing Class two student Pradhuman Thakur. Additional District and Session Judge Rajni Yadav granted bail to Ashok on furnishing a Rs 50,000 bail bond. Pradhuman, aged seven, was found on September 8 morning in the washroom of the Ryan International school in Bhondsi area on Sohna Road with his throat slit. Gurugram police arrested Ashok Kumar the same day, claiming that he murdered the child after failing to sodomise him. Two school staff and Ashok’s family however claimed he was made a scapegoat since he was poor.

IAS officer arrested in Rajasthan for rape

Jaipur, Nov. 21 (IANS): Senior IAS officer B.B. Mohanty accused of raping a 23-year-old woman was arrested here, a police officer said on Tuesday. Mohanty, who was absconding since 2014, “came to the ACP office Sodala late Monday evening and surrendered himself”, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jaipur South, Yogesh Dadich told IANS. His medical tests would be carried out on Tuesday and will be produced before a court, Dadich said. In January 2014, the woman accused Mohanty of raping her. The case relates to 2013. According to the FIR, the woman accused Mohanty of repeated sexual exploitation by assuring her of help in clearing Indian Administrative Service examination. After the allegation, the government suspended Mohanty. Since then he was absconding. Later in 2014, a local court had also issued non-bailable warrant against Mohanty for not appearing before the police for questioning.

Three Pakistani LeT militants killed in J&K

Srinagar, Nov. 21 (IANS): Three Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said. The security forces cordoned off Magam area in Handwara after receiving specific information about the presence of the militants. As the security forces closed in on the hiding militants a gun battle started, in which the three Pakistani nationals were killed, a police officer said. A search operation in on in the area.

Corrupt babus may face compulsory retirement — Yogi

Ballia/Jaunpur, Nov. 21 (PTI): Warning officials against laxity in implementation of welfare schemes, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today that properties of those cheating the poor would be seized and they will face compulsory retirement. We can seize the property of those cheating on the rights of the poor and can even retire them compulsorily, Yogi said. The BJP is taking the UP civic polls seriously as it wants to ensure that the benefits of government schemes reach the last man on the social ladder, Yogi said. Attacking the SP and BSP, he said that corruption was at its peak during the past 15 years in the state and all works in the civic bodies were decided from Lucknow. Adityanath said his government has given a free hand to the police to deal with criminal elements and those hobnobbing with criminals will be identified and taken to task.

Criminal escapes after gunfight in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov. 21 (IANS): A criminal wanted for murder in Punjab escaped while two others were arrested after a gunfight with the police here on Tuesday. The fighting followed a raid the Delhi Police and Punjab Police conducted in Dwarka Mor area to apprehend two men from the state wanted for several crimes, a police officer here said. No casualties were reported on either side in the gunfight. “The main accused, who managed to escape, had 10 criminal cases of murder, extortion and other serious offences registered against him,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Shibesh Singh told IANS. “Some others involved in the gunfight were detained. One of them, Naresh, had five cases registered against him,” said Singh. Several weapons were recovered from Gudia Properties at Dwarka Mor which the police raided.

Omar calls ATFI chief ‘idiot’ over Rs 21 lakh bounty for Abdullah’s tongue

Srinagar, Nov. 21 (PTI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today called Anti-Terrorist Front India (ATFI) chief Viresh Shandilya “an idiot” after he offered Rs 21 lakh to anyone who cuts off National Conference president Farooq Abdullah’s tongue for his alleged pro-Pakistan remarks. “Guy doesn t have two nickels to rub together & he s offering 21 Lakhs. Idiot!” Omar wrote on his Twitter page. Shandilya had demanded the arrest of the Lok Sabha member from Srinagar for speaking against the RSS, supporting Pakistan and insulting India with his remarks. “Farooq is a big traitor in India and the central government should withdraw the Z plus security to him. I will award Rs 21 lakh to the person who cuts Farooq’s tongue,” he had said. Farooq Abdullah had on November 11 said that PoK belonged to Pakistan and “this won’t change” no matter how many wars India and Pakistan fought.

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