Terror attack on Amarnath Devotees.

1. Seven Amarnath Devotees were killed and 14 others injured when terrorists opened fire on a bus near Batengoo in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday.





2. This is not the first-time Amarnath pilgrims have been attacked. In July 2001, a militant hurled two grenades at a camp and later opened fire near the Amarnath shrine killing nearly 13 people. The next year, even though nearly 15,000 security personnel and policemen were deployed to offer protection to the pilgrims, terrorists killed eight pilgrims and injured 30 in an attack on the Nunwan camp on the way to the Amarnath shrine.



3. This latest attack on Monday, coming as it did on the first day of "shravan" and associated with the Hindu god Shiva who is central to the pilgrimage - added to the outrage over the killings. Police sources said the terrorists initially attacked a police bunker at Batengoo. The police returned the fire. It was after this that the bus was attacked. Initial reports said the bus was not registered with the Amarnath shrine board and was travelling after permitted hours and therefore without adequate security.





4. Several parties, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party, the National Conference and the Congress called for a bandh in Jammu on Tuesday to protest the killings. "We have called for Jammu bandh tomorrow against the death of seven Amarnath pilgrims in a terror attack at Anantnag," VHP spokesman Rajesh Kumar said






5. Senior Union home ministry officials are scheduled to visit J&K on Tuesday. They include minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir and Kashmir joint secretary Gyaneshwar Kumar. J&K governor NN Vohra has also called for a meeting in Srinagar, said ANI. Separately, a high-level meet is underway at home minister Rajnath Singh's residence to discuss the attack.



6. Meanwhile, CRPF officials told ANI the Amarnath yatra will continue from Jammu Tuesday. "It's being investigated by J&K police. Yatra is going on, we will ensure that it goes on peacefully", said a CRPF official. Union home minister Rajnath Singh has spoken with J&K governor N.N. Vohra and chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and has assured full assistance to help the injured.



7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday night strongly condemned the dastardly terror attack on the pilgrims in Kashmir. He said that India will "never get bogged down by such cowardly attacks and evil designs of hate". The PM said he spoke to J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and assured all possible assistance.

8. J&K's chief minister said the terror attack on the pilgrims is a "blot on all Muslims and Kashmiris". "Pilgrims come to Kashmir every year for the yatra despite all the difficulties. And seven people died today. I have no words to condemn it. I hope the security forces and the Jammu and Kashmir police arrest the perpetrators forthwith and take stern action against them," the chief minister said.



9. Opposition leaders also condemned the attack. "This is a grave & unacceptable security lapse. The PM needs to accept responsibility and never allow it to happen again," Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said. "Every right-thinking Kashmiri must today condemn the killing of the Amarnath yatris... These terrorists are the enemies of Kashmir & Kashmiriyat," said former J&K chef minister Omar Abdullah.



10. The President and the two Presidential candidates strongly condemned the attack. "Strongly condemn attack on Amarnath Yatris in J&K; grieve the loss of innocent lives," said President Pranab Mukherjee. "Deeply saddened at loss of innocent lives. My thoughts and prayers are with bereaved family members and those injured," said Meira Kumar, the opposition's Presidential candidate. Ram Nath Kovind, the NDA's presidential candidate, condemned the attack and also cancelled his tour of Gujarat on Tuesday, sources said.


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Sensex, Nifty close at record high

Sensex and Nifty consolidated on early gains on Monday as both the indices ended on record highs gaining over 1 per cent each. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 31,715.64 up by 355.01 points( 1.13 per cent), while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty ended at 9,763.05, gaining 97.25 points (1.01 per cent).

The indices set record high more than once during the day as the 30-share BSE Sensex hit all-time high of 31,768.39, gaining a whopping 407.76 points while the broader NSE Nifty touched the peak point of 9,772.20, rising by 52.90 points. The startling spike in the markets is mainly on the back of global cues with most of the European markets opening on a strong positive note for the day.


Stock markets saw another major happening when trading was halted in the NSE or National Stock Exchange due to "technical glitch". "Due to technical reasons in the cash market, trading has been stopped in cash and F&O (futures and options) segment of the NSE," the exchange said. However, at 12:30 pm, trade finally resumed after being shut for almost the entire morning session.

Bharti Airtel stocks ended gaining more than 5 per cent with TCS, Wipro and Coal India being the other major gainers. Reliance Industries Limited hit 52-week high during the day.


Mahindra and Mahindra, HDFC and ITC lost moderately on an otherwise encouraging day for investors.
                     

Market breadth was solidly positive on both the indices.

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New India coach to be announced by EOD: Ganguly.

Two members of the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman have reached the BCCI headquarters and the meeting to decide Indian cricket team's next coach is underway.





Ganguly and Laxman will be present at the headquarters of the BCCI while Tendulkar, the third member, will be joining his colleagues on Skype from the United Kingdom. Ganguly, speaking to TIMES NOW, stated that the announcement of India's new coach will be made by today evening (10th July).

 CAC will finalise the new India coach from seven applicants who have applied for the post and former India players Ravi Shastri and Virender Sehwag and Australian Tom Moody are the front-runners for the job. Speaking to channel, Shastri, had said that he hopes there won't be any petty issues at the last minute.



Shastri, who had earlier served as the Team Director for the Indian cricket team before Anil Kumble became the coach, had decided not to apply for the position this time after the way he was "treated" last year. He agreed to send across his CV to the CAC after Tendulkar convinced him to do so and even since the former India international threw his hat in the ring, he has been the favourite to get the job, owing to his cordial relationship with current India captain Virat Kohli.



Former coach Kumble had stepped down amid controversial circumstances after a widely-speculated feud with Kohli, marking a bitter end to a highly successful tenure. Kumble's decision comes in the wake of reports claiming rifts between him and Kohli, and just two days after India's embarrassing loss to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final. It was only the CAC which had picked Kumble as the coach last year.

The team did well under Kumble in the past 12 months, winning Test series in the West Indies (2-0) before winning at home against New Zealand (3-0), England (4-0), Bangladesh (1- 0) and Australia (2-1).


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60-year-old man shoots his wife for delay in serving dinner

GHAZIABAD: A 55-year-old woman was shot dead by her husband allegedly over delay in serving dinner at their house in Ghaziabad late on Saturday night. The accused, Ashok Kumar (60), was arrested on Sunday.





The crime took place around 11.45 pm on Saturday in Mansarovar Park colony in Kavi Nagar police station area. The victim, Sunaina, was rushed to the Sarvodaya Hospital in Kavi Nagar with a gunshot wound on her head. However, doctors at the hospital declared her dead on arrival. "The patient was already dead by the time she was brought to the hospital. There was no pulse on her,".hospital CMO Dr Neeraj Garg told.



According to police, Kumar used to ply a mini-truck, which he owned, along with his younger son Tinku (28). His elder son, Rinku (32), plies a private taxi. The police registered an FIR against Kumar in Kavi Nagar police station late on Saturday night on the basis of a complaint lodged by his son Rinku. Rinku's wife, Soni (28), and her two kids aged 7 and 4 years, were also present in the house at the time of the incidentapart from Rinku and Tinku. Rinku said that the kids were asleep in another room when the fight broke out between his parents.

"Around 9pm, my father returned home drunk and asked my mother for dinner around 11pm. A quarrel broke out between them as my mother refused to serve food immediately. Infuriated over the delay, my father whipped out a gun and threatened her. I, my wife and Tinku tried to intervene. But he opened fire and the bullet hit my mother on her head. She collapsed at the spot," said Rinku.

"The accused was taken into custody and later arrested. He has confessed to the crime," said local police outpost in-charge Ajay Verma. The police have found a single spent cartridge from the house. The weapon used in the crime, a .315 bore revolver, had also been seized. "The gun seized from him is illegal and we are trying to ascertain the source from which he procured it.

‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ actress sentenced to 2-year jail term

Television actress Alka Kaushal, who is also known for her roles as Kareena Kapoor Khan’s mother in ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and Kangana Ranaut’s mom in ‘Queen’, was recently sentenced to a two-year jail term along with her mother.



Apparently, the actress and her mother had borrowed Rs 50 lakh from a farmer based in Lagrian village, to make a serial but failed to return his money. 


Alka had handed over two cheques of Rs 25 lakh each but the farmer's advocate claimed that they bounced. The farmer had moved the Malerkotla court back in 2015, which sentenced them to jail. Alka then appealed to a higher court at Sangrur for some relief, but the additional session's court upheld the lower court's decision. Reportedly, the actress and her mother are currently in Sangrur district jail.

Sridevi and sanjay Dutt to reunite after 25 years

'Mom' actress Sridevi and Sanjay Dutt who is currently busy with his upcoming release 'Bhoomi' could reunite for a film almost after 25 years, reports Mumbai Mirror. A source reveals to the tabloid that Abhishek Varman is all set to roll out another film post '2 States' in collaboration with Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala that will star Sridevi and Sanjay. 



The report further suggests that Sridevi has given a nod to KJo almost six months ago. Interestingly, the film will also star Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha and Varun Dhawan. If everything falls in place, then Sanjay and Sridevi will come together with yet another entertainer. They both were last seen together in 1993 thriller 'Gumrah', which was directed by Mahesh Bhatt and coincidentally produced by Yash Johar.

Model Sonika Chauhan death case: Actor Vikram Chatterjee arrested by Kolkata Police.

KOLKATA: A special police team of south division arrested actor Vikram Chatterjee in a sudden midnight raid in the wee hours of Friday morning.





Chatterjee, claimed police sources, had been "absconding" and trying to hide facts leading to his arrest. This was after police added the stringent culpable homicide not amounting to murder case against the actor for allegedly driving in a reckless manner leading to the death of model Sonika Singh Chauhan in the last week of April.





Various forensic reports along with the mechanical report had suggested Vikram was driving at a very high speed seconds before the accident.

"Today at about 0015 hours on receipt of information about movement of Vikram Chatterjee, officers and force held raid and intercepted the accused in a cab just before Acropolis Mall on Rashbehari Avenue Connector. After following necessary procedure, he will be produced before court," said joint CP (crime) Vishal Garg. He however refused to ascertain why the arrest was carried out stating it was "part of investigation". This has led Vikram's friends to wonder if cops were trying to "divert attention from real issues" by carrying out this surprise arrest.



Ever since Sonika's death there has been pressure on police from both sides for a fair probe with commissioner Rajeev Kumar himself monitoring the probe and asking his officers to be neutral.

Vikarm's anticipatory bail plea hearing was scheduled to be heard at Kolkata HC on July 12 or 13.

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