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Relief material beyond reach of West Bengal flood victims

Relief material beyond reach of West Bengal flood victimsWest Midnapore (West Bengal), June 23 : Flood-affected victims in West Bengal have alleged that relief materials have not reached them yet even as they continue to struggle to survive.

About two million people have been affected by the floods caused by heavy rainfall over the past three to four days.

Although the flood situation in the worst-hit districts of East and West Midnapore has eased considerably, difficult times persist for thousands.

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CRPF killed one militant at Chatterhama, encounter continues

Srinagar, June 22 : CRPF killed one militant at Chatterhama, encounter continuesJammu and Kashmir Police assisted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed one militant in an encounter at Chatterhama near Dargah Hazratbal this morning who was hiding in a house.

Kashmir region Inspector General of Police S. M. Sahai said, “ The encounter operation has been on since 7 a. m. and we have killed one militant. Two or more militants are expected to be inside the house at Chatterhama.”

He also informed that two CRPF soldiers were injured during the encounter operation.

Tibetans in exile protest in Dharamsala as Olympic torch passes through Lhasa

DharamsalaDharamsala, June 21 : Tibetans in exile in Dharamsala took out a pr

Fresh batch of 3,692 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine

Jammu, June 21: Fresh batch of 3,692 pilgrims left for the Amarnath cave shrine here today.

According to official sources, the devotees, including more than 214 sadhus, left in a convoy of 95 vehicles from the base camp of Bhagwati Nagar early this morning.

The pilgrimage was suspended yesterday due to bad weather.

With this batch, as many as 11,943 pilgrims have left Jammu for the shrine. The first batch left on June 17.

The two-month long yatra will conclude on August 16.

Security forces have been put on a high alert along the entire route of the Amarnath yatra to ensure the safety of the pilgrims.

One thousand militants active in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar, Jammu and KashmirJune 21: Kulkdeep Khuda, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, has said that police was alert to any situation arising out of the presence of a large number of militants in the State.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a passing out parade, Khuda said more than a 1000 militants were operating in the valley.

"We have formed secret forces and are vigilant. We are rigorously engaged in our efforts to fight terrorists to ensure peace in the valley," Khuda said.

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