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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 28

A local court today dismissed the bail plea of Col Manveer Bains, accused of murder in an incident of road rage. The court observed that Colonel Bains had committed a serious offence and that “he knew the consequences of his actions”. Colonel Bains has been accused of murdering Sector 37 resident Praveen Yadav.The bail application claimed that Yadav died of natural causes and was supported by a medical report from doctors of the GMCH, Sector 32.However, the prosecution opposed it saying that the CFSL and the histopathology reports were awaited. The results of these reports could be vital as these may suggest the chronological order of events and the exact cause of the death. These may also suggest what chemical reactions in the deceased’s body led to his “natural death”.According to the order, Colonel Bains might have been angry with the resident and he parked his car in front of Yadav’s. Colonel Bains slapped Yadav who was brought dead, indicating that he died on the spot. The Judge thus dismissed the bail plea of the Colonel. His application for class B facilities in jail will be taken up on Friday. The 48-year-old Mohali resident was arrested on September 2 and booked for murder after the family of Praveen Yadav alleged that he had been “beaten to death”.

Jammu: The Indian Air Force on Tuesday rescued a US citizen from the Zhingchan area, 75 km from Leh. The IAF successfully evacuated the US citizen to Leh from Zhingchan, where she was stranded due to an injury. Public Relations Officer (PRO), IAF, Wing Commander Anupam Banerjee said the IAF responded after getting a request from the US embassy in New Delhi through the Defence Ministry. “Margaret Allen Stone, a US citizen, had set out for trekking in the Ladakh region and had been held up in Zhingchan since September 6 due to an injury. Her condition had deteriorated during this prolonged period of lack of care and she was in a critical condition,” the PRO said. “The US Government informed the IAF of the situation on Tuesday afternoon and the IAF responded with requisite alacrity. The exact location of Margaret Allen Stone was ascertained with the help of the civil administration and by evening, two IAF helicopters were able to locate her in a valley,” he said, adding that Stone was brought to a Leh hospital for medical care by sunset. TNS

Tribune News Service

Jammu, September 22

To improve the quality of life in remote and rural areas, the Army has constructed sheds for the nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwals at Nilhal in Reasi district.Gujjars and Bakerwals form an important segment of the multicultural identity of Jammu and Kashmir.The Army constructed the sheds to ease the hardships of the community members during their migration.The sheds will provide basic transit facilities and fulfil the long-standing demand of the communities.Such social ventures have helped ease the hardships faced by the nomads.

New Delhi, September 11The Indian Air Force has allowed candidates in Punjab and Haryana to re-appear in the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT).These candidates were to take an exam on August 27 but unrest due to the arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh led to disruption in transport services and even curfew in certain areas.The IAF today said candidates who were allotted exam centres at Ambala-1 & 2, Adampur-1 & 2, Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Chandigarh- 1, 2, 3 & 4, Halwara, Sarsawa, and Sirsa for AFCAT 02/2017, which was scheduled on August 27, would be allowed to reapper.A supplementary AFCAT exam is scheduled for September 17 (Sunday) at the same venues and time.Any change in time of venue or time will be informed through registered e-mail, the IAF said.Candidates will have to carry admit cards issued earlier and adhere to all other instructions as before.Candidates who have already appeared on Aug 27 at any centre are not eligible to appear in the supplementary test on Sept 17. Details are also on www.careerairforce.nic.in. — TNS

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat with Rasoolan Bibi, wife of Havildar Abdul Hamid who received Param Vir Chakra posthumously for his actions during the 1965 India-Pakistan war, during his death anniversary in Bhamupur village of Gazipur, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday.

Gazipur: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat with Rasoolan Bibi, wife of Havildar Abdul Hamid who received Param Vir Chakra posthumously for his actions during the 1965 India-Pakistan war, during his death anniversary in Bhamupur village of Gazipur, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday. PTIBlue Whale: Lucknow schools bar smartphonesLucknow: The use of smartphones by children in schools has been banned in the state capital by the Education Department in a bid to keep them away from the ‘Blue Whale Challenge’, an online dare game linked to teen deaths. The orders come after a 14-year-old boy allegedly hanged himself in Indira Nagar last week. PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with President Xi Jinping during the BRICS Summit in China. PTI/PIB file

Beijing, September 7

China on Thursday reacted sharply to Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat’s assertion that Beijing was testing India’s limits, saying the remarks were contrary to the views expressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Xiamen this week.

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Rawat, while speaking at a seminar organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies in New Delhi, had said India should be prepared for a two-front war, insisting that China had started “flexing its muscles”, while there seems to be no scope for reconciliation with Pakistan whose military and polity saw an adversary in India.

Read: Army Chief sees possibility of 2-front war

Reacting to the comments, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a briefing that, “We have noted the statement by relevant people in India. Also, we noticed some Indian press remarked that the reports are shocking.”

Referring to the remarks expressed by Xi and Modi during their first meeting following the end of a 73-day standoff between the militaries of the two countries at Dokalam, Geng also questioned whether Rawat was authorised to speak and if his comments represented the Indian government’s position.

“As reported by Indian press…we don’t know whether he was authorised to speak those words or it was just his spontaneous words or whether his words represented the position of the Indian government,” Geng said.

Noting that China and India are important neighbours and are two large countries, Geng said sound and steady development of ties serves the fundamental interests of both the countries.

This is what the international community wishes to see, he said.

“Just two days ago, President Xi Jinping pointed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the two countries are each other’s development opportunities, not threats,” Geng said.

“We hope India could view China’s development in a correct and rational way. We need to show to the world that peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation is the only right choice for the two countries,” Geng quoted Xi as telling Modi during their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

“We should respect each other, seek common ground and shelve differences, preserve peace and tranquillity of the border area,” Xi had said.

Prime Minister Modi had also said that the Indian side is willing to work with China to maintain steady development of bilateral ties, Geng said.

“We should not treat each other as rivals. We should make cooperation the mainstream and the two sides should work together to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas,” Geng said.

“Hope that this military official would see clearly this trend and contribute to development of China and India relations and see something more in that regard,” he said in response to Rawat’s remarks.

Rawat, in his remarks, had said, “As far as northern adversary is concerned, the flexing of muscle has started. The salami slicing, taking over territory in a very gradual manner, testing our limits of threshold is something we have to be wary about and remain prepared for situations emerging which could gradually emerge into conflict.” PTI

The two biggest militaries of the continent have finally agreed to call off their standoff after two months. The fact that Prime Minister Modi will be rubbing shoulders with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a week may have been instrumental in ending the confrontation. The incident is a sad commentary on the lack of trust that has kept the two nations estranged for over half a century. Other forces too have happily played a role in keeping animosities bubbling and distrust alive. The unilateral walk back by the Indian Army confirms that the contest all along has been over Bhutan, long considered by China as a bee in its bonnet.Ever since 1962, loyal Bhutan always stood by India’s side. Since India had a festering border dispute, it also kept dragging its border talks with China despite several blandishments including a seat on the UNSC. Nor did it permit China to open an embassy in Bhutan. For a country that aims to overtake the US, this Bhutanese demurral rankles and China did what it knows best — it tried to militarily pressurise Bhutan with a road at Doklam. The Indian Army’s intervention sabotaged China’s game plan, leading to the standoff and an unending cascade of angry remonstrations.Prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi would also have realised that this standoff was diminishing their political capital. Pseudo-nationalists on both sides were on the rise. Their high- pitched economic boycott call forced New Delhi to bend with the wind: anti-dumping duty was slapped on 93 Chinese products and its hot selling mobile phones are under the intelligence scanner. Xi is also under attack from his domestic opponents. A reverse on the border would have not only weakened his position at home but would have emboldened the South China Sea rivals to frontally tackle China. The strategic bad blood between India and China will continue. But for the moment, Xi and Modi were not willing to take a leap into the unknown.

Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit being taken to the Army base at Colaba from Taloja Central Jail on Wednesday. PTI

Tribune News Service

Mumbai, August 23

Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, was today released from Taloja jail in Mumbai after his release order was issued by the Special National Investigation Agency court.The Supreme Court had on Monday granted bail to Purohit. However, his release, which was due on Tuesday, was delayed due to procedural hassles.Purohit walked out of jail shortly after 10.35 am and left for the military barracks at Colaba in South Mumbai in a convoy of 15 military vehicles.The former Military Intelligence officer, along with Sadhvi Pragya and others, was accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case. Seven persons died in the blast. Shortly after the SC order, Purohit told reporters on Tuesday that he was looking forward to rejoining the Army. He said he was thankful to the Army for standing by him.