Secret tunnel unearthed in J&K
Jammu, Nov 22: A 150-metre long underground tunnel suspected to be used by terrorists for infiltration was detected by the BSF at the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba sector on Sunday, DGP Dilbag Singh said. Singh, who along with Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General, Jammu frontier, N S Jamwal, and Inspector General of Police, Jammu range, Mukesh Singh inspected the scene, said the tunnel was unearthed following investigation into the recent encounter near Nagrota on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. (PTI)
Coldest night of season in Srinagar
Srinagar, Nov 22: Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season as the minimum temperature dropped several degrees below the freezing point across Kashmir on Sunday, even as the meteorological department has forecast a spell of wet weather in the Valley from Monday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3 degrees Celsius Saturday night which is the lowest so far this season, an MeT official said, adding the temperature settled below zero degree Celsius across Kashmir valley. (PTI)
Leptospirosis kills two in Maha
Thane, Nov 22: Two persons have died of leptospirosis in Shahapur tehsil of Maharashtra’s Thane district and two others are undergoing treatment for the disease in Civil Hospital here, a medical officer said on Sunday. Several persons have died in Shahapur and Murbad tehsils in the last three weeks due to suspected leptospirosis and dengue. However, the exact reason behind their death is being investigated by the medical authorities, he said. “In Shahapur, two persons have died of leptospirosis. Besides, two more persons are undergoing treatment in civil hospital for it,” Dr Manish Renge, district medical officer of Thane said. “The cause of other people’s death is being investigated,” he said. (PTI)
BJP, TMC supporters clash
Kolkata, Nov 22: A clash erupted between supporters of the BJP and the TMC after saffron party leader and former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh’s convoy was blocked in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district on Sunday. Ghosh, once a confidante of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleged that TMC supporters blocked her convoy by placing logs on the Heria-Madhakhali Road to prevent her from attending a party programme near Madhakhali. Dismissing the allegations, the TMC claimed it was a case of a factional feud among BJP supporters. Several people were injured on both sides and the blockade was lifted after law enforcers were deployed, following which Ghosh left the spot unscathed, police said. (PTI)