Srinagar, India - Four people including a photojournalist were killed in an attack by suspected militants in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police sources said.
A group of militants entered the house of Hoshiar Singh in Kali Mandi village in Samba sector, about 45 kilometres south of the state's winter capital Jammu, and killed Singh and his wife Sashibala, police said. The couple's daughter and Singh's mother-in-law were injured in the attack.
The villagers alerted security forces stationed nearby, who engaged the militants in a gun battle. A Jammu-based photojournalist Ashok Sodhi and one soldier died of gunshots wounds.
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), May 10 : At least four died in IKashmir on Saturday when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Doda district.
The bus fell into the deep gorge of about 110 feet at village Baswal about 19 kilometres from Doda.
According to official sources at least 4 died in the incident and 5 passengers have been airlifited.
"According to information, there were 18 people in the bus. Four passengers have died and five have been air lifted," said Khurshed Ahmed Butt, Deputy Commissioner, Doda.
Jammu, May 10 : Security forces recovered 10 kilograms of RDX along with ammunition and other items from the Sujani forest area of Samba district on Saturday.
A new study carried out by MSD Pharmaceuticals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck and Co Inc (USA), revealed that India is home to the largest population of diabetics in the world with over 30 million people suffering from the disease.
The study claimed, “India is considered the diabetic capital in the world, with the largest population of diabetics.”
Besides, the company has also launched 'Januvia' (Sitagliptin), an approved Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor for Type 2 Diabetes, in Kolkata on Thursday.