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Four Mortar Shells Defused Along LoC

The Army defused four live mortar shells fired by Pakistani troops in civilians areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.

(Source: PTI)

RJD Announces First List of 5 Candidates for Jharkhand Polls

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has announced its first list of five candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly elections.

RJD state unit president Abhay Kumar Singh on Monday said as per the list released on Sunday former Jharkhand minister Satyanand Bhokta will be the partys candidate for the Chatra seat.

He said the other four candidates are - Sanjay Singh Yadav (Hussainabad), Sanjay Prasad Yadav (Godda), Suresh Paswan (Deoghar) and Vijay Ram (Chhatarpur).

Bhokta had been the minister in the previous NDA governments between 2000 and 2005. He joined the RJD five months ago from the BJP, RJD general secretary Ashutosh Ranjan Yadav said.

(Source: PTI)

More Than 30 Injured in Bus Accident in Haryana

More than 30 passengers were injured in a bus accident on the Hisar-Ambala National Highway in Haryana, earlier today. At least five have been injured.

(Source: PTI)

Two Trains Collide at Hyderabad’s Kacheguda Railway Station

Two trains have collided at Kacheguda Railway Station in Hyderabad. More details awaited.

(Source: ANI)

2 Terrorists Killed in Encounter With Security Forces in J&K’s Bandipora

Two terrorists were killed on Monday in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora, said police. Arms and ammunition have been recovered and the Identities and affiliation are being ascertained.

(Source: ANI)

Australia State Declares Fire Emergency After 150 Homes Lost

Australia's most populous state declared a fire emergency on 11 November with worsening conditions expected after wildfires have already claimed three lives and more than 150 homes.

New South Wales state Emergency Services Minister David Elliott said residents were facing what "could be the most dangerous bushfire week this nation has ever seen."

Fires in the state's northeast have razed more than 850,000 hectares (3,300 square miles) of forest and farmland since Friday, 8 November.

(Source: AP)