Indian Sub-continent

Patna, Jul 25 (PTI) Three Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest area of Bihar's Gaya district on Thursday, officials said.

The firefight took place around noon between the ultras and a joint team of the CRPF's CoBRA squad and district police in the Chakarabandh area of the district, they said.

As the guns fell silent, the bodies of three Maoists were found in the spot, the officials said, adding that seven guns, including an AK-47 and three INSAS rifles, and some improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were also recovered.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 25 (PTI) The post-mortem report of two cows found dead at a shelter run by a village panchayat here has confirmed the cattle were killed by a pack of dogs, an official said on Thursday.

The death of the cows prompted the district administration to book the village head and a panchayat secretary for alleged negligence.

According to veterinary officer Hemant Kumar, the post-mortem of the cow carcasses was conducted by a three-member panel which found dog attack as the cause of deaths.

KABUL, July 25 (Xinhua) -- At least five people have been confirmed dead and 16 others injured as three blasts rocked Afghanistan's Kabul in the morning rush hour on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.

According to Rahimi, the first blast targeted a mini-bus of the Mines Ministry carrying its employees in Police District 16 at 8:10 a.m. local time, leaving five people dead and injuring 16 others. They are all civilians including women and children.

Kanpur: What Jajmau lacks the most is obviously the civic amenities in its inhabited localities. Some areas are very old while there are newly inhabited areas too. Both types of areas are presenting dirty sites, potholed or broken roads and crowds.

The residents are regularly complaining of garbage spread at different spots. The roads are not up to the mark. The rains have exposed the worse condition. Muck and water-logging cannot be avoided.

ISLAMABAD, Jul 24 (APP): President Dr. Arif Alvi on Wednesday said Pakistan attached great importance to its brotherly ties with Morocco and was willing to further enhance bilateral cooperation at all levels.

The President said this while talking to the Ambassador-designate of Pakistan to Morocco Hamid Asghar Khan, who called on him here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

ISLAMABAD, Jul 24 (APP): Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal Wednesday invited the Indian government to hold a peaceful dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue according to the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

Talking to private news channel, Faisal said that Pakistan has consistently been raising Kashmir dispute at all the international forums to highlight the plight of oppressed Kashmiri people.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 24 (NNN-PPI) – Construction of the 392-km Sukkur-Multan Motorway, under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has been completed, after the National Highway Authority (NHA) presented a substantial completion certification to the constructor, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC).

Pune, Jul 24 (PTI) A two-and-a-half-year old girl was allegedly raped and killed in Pune city of Maharashtra, a police official said on Wednesday.

The girl, daughter of a labourer, was abducted from a shanty at a construction site in Pimple Saudagar area on the city's outskirts on Monday when her family members was asleep, he said.

When the girl's family members were unable to trace her, they lodged a missing complaint with Sangavi police.

New Delhi, Jul 24; GANASHAKTI: The lynching of Muslims, Dalits and other minorities be stopped immediately, celebrities from various fields have said in an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi while also stressing that there is "no democracy without dissent".

The letter, written by 49 eminent personalities, including filmmakers Shyam Benegal and Aparna Sen as well as vocalist Shubha Mudgal and historian Ramchandra Guha, also noted that Jai Shri Ram has been reduced to "provocative war cry".

New Delhi, July 23; GANASHAKTI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to extend the deadline for the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam by a month. The new date now is August 31, instead of July 31.