Embraer pays $205 million (over Rs 1,371 crore) to settle corruption probe in US in connection with alleged bribery in India, other countries.

Ratan Tata writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi informing change in the top management of Tata Group.

Accepting a long-pending demand, the government has amended electoral rules to allow service voters, including Armed Forces personnel, to get their postal ballot through electronic means to save valuable time. 

"Samajwadi Party half, BSP 'saaf' (finished)" is how the BJP reacted to the raging feud in the ruling Yadav family in Uttar Pradesh, claiming it will form the next government in the state riding on its development agenda. 

After exchanging bitter war of words in the party meet, Shivpal Yadav tonight met his nephew and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at his residence in Lucknow.   

The Supreme Court today rejected the interim bail plea of self-styled religious figure Asaram Bapu, who is facing trial in rape cases, on health grounds and asked him to get his treatment done in Rajasthan in judicial custody itself.

Three youth, allegedly planning to snatch weapons from police and join Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit, were today arrested in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said. 

Tata Sons removes Cyrus Mistry as Chairman; Ratan Tata appointed interim Chairman for four months. Search panel to look for replacement. 


Nearly 4 years after helming Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry has been replaced as chairman of the company.


A selection panel has been formed to find a successor in four months. The committee will include Ratan Tata, Ronen Sen, Venu Srinivasan, Amit Chandra. The decision has been taken after the board meeting today.

Intensifying cross-border shelling and firing, Pakistani troops killed a six-year-old boy and a BSF jawan and injured 9 others as they pounded civilian areas and paramilitary posts in several sub sectors along International Border in Jammu district throughout the night.


The Pakistani soldiers, while violating the ceasefire, used small and automatic weapons and resorted to mortar bomb shelling to target over 25 border out posts (BoPs) and civilian areas in R S Pura, Arnia, Suchetgarh, Kanachak, Pargwal sub sectors of Jammu district since last night and it is still on, a BSF officer said in the afternoon.


A boy Vicky Kumar was killed as Pakistani forces resorted to unprovoked firing in a "complete bizarre manner" on civilian areas at Laliyal village in R S Pura, official sources said.


Vicky Kumar, belonging to a labourer family from Bihar, died due to splinter injuries from a mortar shell explosion in Lalyal-Garkhal belt of the International Border. He had spent the night in a bunker and as soon as he came out to play, the splinter hit him, officials said.


BSF constable Sushil Kumar of Kurukshetra in Haryana was also martyred and another was injured in the Pakistani firing and shelling, the BSF officer said.


Sushil Kumar was hit with a splinter in his neck at a post in R S Pura and was shifted to GMC hospital, where doctors declared him dead, the senior BSF officer said.


Nine others were injured in the overnight firing of whom condition of a woman was stated to be critical. BSF was giving a befitting reply, the officer said.


Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a visit to Bahrain, said he spoke to BSF DG K K Sharma who apprised him of the situation in border areas of Jammu region.


"The BSF is capable of giving befitting reply," he tweeted. "I salute the bravery and sacrifice of BSF jawan Sushil Kumar who was martyred in RS Pura sector of Jammu region last night," Singh added.


Jammu Deputy Commissioner Simrandeep Singh said 30 cattle had also perished and 130 others were injured in the Pakistani firing and shelling in various border hamlets in the district.


Police and Civil authorities are assessing losses to property in various villages along the IB in Jammu district on account of Pakistani shelling, the Deputy Commissioner added. A huge damage has been caused to the houses and other properties in the border hamlets, an official said. Meanwhile, Pakistan Army today claimed that two people, including a minor girl, were killed in "unprovoked firing" by Indian troops.

The face-off between Congress leader Amarinder Singh and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal took a fresh twist on Monday with the former challenging the latter for an open debate.




Capt.Amarinder Singh tweeted: Punjabis believe in leading from the front, not hiding behind others. Or have you already accepted that you can't face me for a public debate? Now that you've shot your mouth, don't scoot like you typically do! Show courage & come for an open debate. Choose the time, place & platform

Kejriwal tweeted: "I am not hiding behind anyone sir. I am ready for a debate with Rahul ji or Sonia ji anytime. Our punjab team will debate wid u. I accept ur challenge sir. I suggest 4 names- H S Phoolka, Jarnail Singh, Bhagwant or Gurpreet. Speaker, date, time, place of ur choice."

Kejriwal released the party manifesto for Punjab on Sunday and has vowed to end the drug mafia in the state if voted to power.


The Delhi CM has been making allegations against Congress and Akalai Dali ever since the Aam Aadmi Party announced to contest elections in Punjab. Recently, the AAP chief accused the Congress' Punjab CM hopeful of using "drug money" in his campaign.


"Sir, ppl talking in Punjab that u using (Bikram Singh) Majithia's drug money in ur campaign. Is it true? U had saved him from CBI enquiry 3 yrs back (sic)," Kejriwal tweeted.

Majithia is Punjab's Revenue Minister.

Singh put out a stinging response to Kejriwal, saying he was "hallucinating" and seeing things that "don't exist". Singh also dismissed AAP's challenge in Punjab saying Kejriwal as somebody who make statements to grab headlines.

Shivpal Yadav wants Mulayam Singh as CM. Shivpal says Mulayam can head both party and Government, say reports. 

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Talking about the rights of Muslim women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the issue of Triple Talaq for the first time asking that it should not be politicised.


"Is it fair for a man to say 'talaaq' thrice over the phone and a Muslim woman's life to be ruined? This issue shouldn't be politicised," said PM Modi at a rally in Mahoba (Uttar Pradesh).


He criticised both politicians and people on TV debates saying such discussions on Triple Talaq would keep women "bereft of their rights'.


"I request people who participate in TV debates to not make women rights a Muslim-Hindu issue. Women's right is a development issue. The debate should be between Muslims who want reforms and those who do not want reforms," he added.


He also said that justice would be given to Muslim women under the Constitution regarding the issue. "It is responsibility of government and people of the country to give justice to Muslim women under Constitution,' said Modi.


The prime minister also expressed hope of BJP's victory in the assembly elections in UP next year. "In the coming polls, the picture is very clear. Just like it was in Lok Sabha polls of 2014. People gave full majority to BJP,' said Modi.


For the first time in Indias constitutional history, the Centre last week, opposed in the Supreme Court the practice of triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy among Muslims and favoured a relook on grounds like gender equality and secularism.


The Ministry of Law and Justice, in its affidavit, referred to constitutional principles like gender equality, secularism, international covenants, religious practices and marital law prevalent in various Islamic countries to drive home the point that the practice of triple talaq and polygamy needed to be adjudicated upon afresh by the apex court.


Meanwhile, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "converting the triple talaq issue into a political tool' ahead of the Assembly elections in some states. "Around 7.36 crore Muslims are married in the country and they have not divorced. Hardly one per cent of Muslims have gone for 'talaq'. But, (Narendra) Modi is making this a tool in his 'Mann ki Baat' for political gains in view of the forthcoming elections," he told a public meeting at Kausa in Mumbra township.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally at the Parivartan Maharally in Bundelkhand on Monday. He spoke about triple talaq as well as the Samajwadi Partys ongoing family dispute.

Highlights:

-- Lives of Muslim women cannot be allowed to be destroyed by triple talaq

-- The debate should be between Muslims who want reforms and those who do not want reforms

-- It is responsibility of govt and people of the country to give justice to Muslim women under Constitution

-- I want to do more work than that done by all PMs elected from UP taken together.

-- One one hand there are people who want to save family and on the other there are those willing to grab power. We want to serve UP.

-- Break the cycle of SPBSP, if you want to see UP as Uttam Pradesh in next 10 years. 

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Shivpal Yadav has told SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, "Netaji, there is a need for you to take over reins of Uttar Pradesh." Standing stoutly with Amar Singh, who is being accused of pitting one against the other in the family, he said, "Amar Singh ke charanon ki dhool bhi nahi ho aap log (Worth of all of you is not even one quarter of Amar Singh)".


He said that he had never severed his relations with Amar Singh and shared personal ties with him all through.


Referring to the controversy over the merger of mafia don-turned-MLA Muktar Ansari's QED with the Samajwadi Party, Shivpal said he (Ansari) was never taken into the party and that only rumours were spread in this regard.


Shivpal also made a mention of his efforts to garner support of opposition party MLAs to ensure the smooth sail of SP nominees in the recent Rajya Sabha polls. "Do I have no contribution in government formation... Have my departments not done good work? Even opposition party leaders laud the works... The CM should tell where I have not done enough...despite not being invited, I used to go to CM's house," he said.


At the meeting, Shivpal and Akhilesh traded charges at each other on dais. Amid the commotion, Shivpal snatched the mike from the chief minister.


Snubbing Akhilesh's supporters, Shivpal said the party has been strengthened through the hard work and sweat of Mulayam Singh and not "because of your sloganeering".


When Shivpal said he had been working for the organisation all these four years visiting each district three to four times, someone in the audience pointed out that he had travelled using government helicopter. Shivpal retorted: "Helicopter kya tumhare baap ka hai, main mantri tha government mein (Did your father own the helicopter? I was a minister in the government)."

Manipur Chief Minister Ibobi Singh today escaped unhurt when suspected militants opened gunfire as he was getting out of his helicopter at the Ukhrul helipad, CID officials said.


A jawan of the Manipur Rifles was injured in the firing which took place when the Chief Minister stepped out of the helicopter and was being greeted by government officials, the officials said.


The CM's helicopter immediately took off and left for Chingai but could not land at the remote village due to protests, the official said.


The Chief Minister then cancelled his programmes and flew back to the state capital where he called an emergency cabinet meeting, the source said.


The CM had several programmes lined up at Hunphung village and at Chingai village in Ukhrul district. Ibobi was to travel to Hunphung to inaugurate the 100 bedded Ukhrul district hospital besides a power sub-station, the sources said.


Civil Society organisations had called a curfew and put up a road blockade along the three km route to Hunphung from the helipad, the sources said, adding that two vehicles had also been set ablaze by the protesters. Earlier, a jawan of the Indian Resserve Battalion sustained splinter injuries in a bomb attack by suspected militants on the newly constructed hospital in the wee hours today before its scheduled inauguration, police said. Two bombs were fired at the hospital either from a lethod gun or rocket launcher, the official said.


At remote Chingai village, Singh was scheduled to inaugurate a power sub-station, a BDO office and a bank building. Tension prevailed in the area, the official said.

Manipur CM Okram Ibobi escapes unhurt amidst firing by suspected militants at Ukhrul helipad. Singh's convoy has now been blocked by a large crowd when he was on his way to an inauguration ceremony in Ukhrul and Chingai districts. 

At a meeting of party legislators, MPs and ministers, which ended abruptly, Mulayam said, "I can't tolerate anything against Amar and Shivpal. Amar saved me from going to jail". Mulayam said mere donning of red cap (colour of SP's cap) does not make one Samajwadi. Admonishing Akhilesh, the party supremo said he had been abusing Amar Singh. "Amar has helped me a lot. If Amar was not there I would have been in jail, he is like my brother," Mulayam said, describing the Rajya Sabha member as his brother. "Some ministers are just sycophants," he added. "I cannot forget the work done by Shivpal Yadav," he said while describing Shivpal as a mass leader. "We are facing difficult situation, we should remove our weakness and not fight with each other," Mulayam said.

Officials say a light plane has crashed after takeoff from Malta International Airport, killing all five people on board. The passengers were believed to be EU officials. The twin-prop Metroliner tipped toward the right and crashed into the ground soon after lifting off at 7:20 am Monday, bursting into flames, eyewitnesses said. Part of the burning wreckage ended up on a road outside the perimeter of the airport. The airplane was on its way to Misurata, Libya. Malta International Airport is temporarily closed until the debris is cleared.

After that tumultuous meeting UP CM Akhilesh Yadav is on his way to Mulayam Singh's home to meet him. Shivpal Yadav is also heading to Mulayam's home.

What we know so far is that Akhilesh Yadav will not be removed as Uttar Pradesh chief minister. Mulayam Singh Yadav stated that at the end of a chaotic meet at the party headquarters in Lucknow today. The meeting was inconclusive, and saw son and father shout at each other and both broke down during emotional speeches.


Mulayam laid down the rules for future when he said he can't leave Amar Singh or Shivpal Yadav. "All of Amar Singh's sins are forgiven," said Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had once expelled him from the Samajwadi Party. Mulayam said today "Amar Singh is my brother" and called Shivpal Yadav a "grassroots leader".

Mulayam and Akhilesh shout at each other at the SP meet, moments after the SP chief asked his son to hug his uncle Shivpal Yadav. Mulayam, Akhilesh, Shivpal leave the meeting. Absolute chaos at the meeting, and the fate of Akhilesh remains inconclusive. Akhilesh told MSY that Amar Singh will never be acceptable. The meeting ended in hostility, chaos and remained inconclusive.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday ruled out forming any new party and offered to step down if Samajwadi Party supremo and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav so desires.

Akhilesh broke down while addressing a meeting of party legislators, ministers and MPs convened here by Mulayam Singh Yadav at the party headquarters, outside which supporters of rival SP factions exchanged blows prompting police to use force to disperse them.

Amid protests from his supporters, Akhilesh offered to step down as CM if Mulayam so desired. Akhilesh got emotional and told Mulayam Singh: "You brought me here, where will I go?"


Reports say Akhilesh got into a scuffle with MLC Ashu Malik, a Mulayam supporter, when he compared the CM to Aurangzeb. Akhilesh objected to Ashu Malik being on stage. The MLC compared Mulayam to Shah Jahan. Other reports say Shivpal Yadav and Akhilesh snatch the mic from each other. Shivpal also told Akhilesh he wasn't even good enough to be the dust beneath Amar Singh's feet.  

Mulayam Singh Yadav makes the announcement everyone has been waiting for: "Akhilesh will NOT be removed." He also asks Akhilesh to hug Shivpal at the meeting and make up with him.

However, Mulayam comes out strongly in favour of his son's detractors and says he will not hear anything against Shivpal Yadav and Amar Singh.

" Amar Singh has helped me a lot; Amar is my brother," Mulayam tells Akhilesh curtly. "I will never forget the work Shivpal has done for me and Samajwadi Party. Drunkards, goons have been added to the party. You get some power and it goes to your head. Shivpal Yadav is leader of the masses. Look at PM Modi, he became PM with dedication and struggle. He comes from a poor family, says he can't leave his mother. I can't leave Amar Singh or Shivpal Yadav. All of Amar Singh's sins are forgiven."

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Akhilesh was the first to address the meeting, Akhilesh broke down while addressing a meeting of party legislators, ministers and MPs convened here by Mulayam Singh Yadav at the party headquarters, outside which supporters of rival SP factions exchanged blows prompting police to use force to disperse them.

Amid protests from his supporters, Akhilesh offered to step down as CM if Mulayam so desired. "Let 'netaji' (Mulayam) install a chief minister who he feels is honest," he said. "Why should I form a new party?" he posed in an emotionally choked voice. At the meeting Akhilesh said all these years he had toiled hard for the welfare of the people. "Merey pita, merey guru hain (my father is my guru)" he said.

Mulayam Singh Yadav, like his son Akhilesh also broke down while addressing party workers. Praising his brother Shivpal Yadav, Mulayam says he was a grassroots leader.


Just before this meeting convened by Mulayam, Shivpal Yadav told the media that he knew about his sacking from the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet beforehand. "We are preparing for upcoming elections and will directly meet people. I knew this will happen someday," he said.


Tension was palpable much before the meeting began with youth supporters of Akhilesh mounting pressure on the leadership in support of the chief minister.


The meeting assumed significance as it came a day after Akhilesh engaged in a face-off with his father by sacking each other's loyalists Ramgopal Yadav and Shivpal Yadav.


Akhilesh had sacked Shivpal, his uncle and party's state unit chief, along with three other "pro-Amar Singh" ministers from his Cabinet.


Mulayam, in a tit-for-tat action, expelled Ramgopal, pro-CM cousin and SP's national general secretary, from the party for six years, plunging the party into worst-ever crisis days ahead of its silver jubilee celebrations and at a time when Assembly elections were barely few months away.

SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav addresses party workers now.  "I feel really sad because of this rift in our family. We have worked really hard to form this party and we are facing a difficult situation. Those who can't take criticism cannot become leaders. I have given respect to youth, I gave ticket to youth when and no one else did," says Mulayam.

Hitting out at Ram Gopal Yadav (without naming him) Muyalam said, "Some ministers are just psychophants. We should remove our weaknesses not fight with each other."

A day after a series of revenge sackings within the Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday called a meeting of MPs, MLAs, MLCs and senior party leaders to find ways to resolve the current political crisis in the party.


Monday's meeting is certainly going to be crucial for Akhilesh Yadav's fate as the Chief Minister of the state.

Eight-year-old boy dies and four others injured in shelling and firing by Pakistan in Kanachak sector of J&K.

Samajwadi Party workers boo Akhilesh Yadav's uncle and sacked minister Shivpal Yadav as he begins addressing party workers inside the SP office in Lucknow.


Shivpal counterrs what Akhilesh told SP workers minutes ahead, and said Akhilesh told him he would be forming a new party. Shivpal said he swore on water from the holy Ganga and said Akhilesh told him he would be forming a new party and fighting polls together.


On Sunday, Akhilesh Yadav, 43, fired Shivpal Yadav, 61, as a minister in his government for the second time in a month. It was seen as a direct challenge to his father, who has been promoting Shivpal over him.


Shivpal today asked party workers to evaluate his own contribution to the party and said he had worked as much as Akhilesh for the party. He then said the party will not tolerate indiscipline.


A day after a series of revenge sackings within the Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday called a meeting of MPs, MLAs, MLCs and senior party leaders to find ways to resolve the current political crisis in the party.


Monday's meeting is certainly going to be crucial for Akhilesh Yadav's fate as the Chief Minister of the state.

Akhilesh Yadav breaks down while addressing party workers at the Samajwadi Party headquarters in Lucknow saying he will NOT float a new party. He says he will stand up to the conspiracy and injustice against him and tells his father and party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to decide the future of the party.


This comes as Mulayam Singh Yadav summoned all senior leaders, members of Parliament and legislative assembly, and former MPs and MLAs for a meeting at the party headquarters in Lucknow on Monday.


Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is at the meeting, but it is learnt that Ramgopal Yadav and Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh have not been invited.


With the recent political developments, there are allegations that Mulayam's brother Shivpal Yadav, who is also the state party chief and friend Amar Singh is behind the political crisis in the state. This forced state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to take stringent measures against anti-party workers including Shivpal.


On Sunday, the family feud became bitter and the rift widened after Akhilesh sacked Shivpal along with three other cabinet ministers.

Mulayam and his brother Shivpal Yadav reach the Samajwadi Party HQ. Akhilesh reached a while ago. Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav has summoned all senior leaders, members of Parliament and legislative assembly, and former MPs and MLAs for a meeting at the party headquarters in Lucknow on Monday.


Mulayam called the meeting a day after Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sacked Shivpal Yadav and three of his cabinet ministers who are loyalists of Shivpal. Upset with Akhilesh's decision, Ram Gopal Yadav (who is in the in anti-Mulayam camp) was expelled from the party by the SP supremo.


So far Mulayam decided to keep mum on the issue before the media but Monday's meeting is certainly going to be crucial for Akhilesh Yadav's fate as the Chief Minister of the state.


Akhilesh made it clear that he is with his father but firm on stern action against those including Amar Singh (known to be close to Mulayam) for anti party activities.

Akhilesh Yadav reaches SP HQ. 

Supporters of rival SP factions clash outside party headquarters ahead of a meeting called by Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lucknow. Mulayam's supporters allege that people clashing with them are paid goons hired by Akhilesh Yadav. Mulayam expected to reach party HQ shortly.

As the family feud worsened in the Yadav family, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam called a crucial meeting at his residence. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav may attend the meet.


Earlier on Sunday, Akhilesh Yadav sacked Shivpal Yadav, his uncle and close confidante of Mulayam Singh Yadav, and three others from the government. In return, the party brass ousted Akhilesh supporter, Ram Gopal Yadav, from the party for six years.

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear an appeal filed by December 16 Nirbhaya gang-rape convicts - Akshay, Vinay Sharma, Pawan and Mukesh. They had challenged their death sentence awarded by the Delhi High Court in the apex court.


The top court had on April 4 begun final hearing of the convicts' appeal almost two years after staying their execution.


Two of the four death-row convicts had written to Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice Deepak Misra, stating that they do not approve of the defence counsel appointed by the court to argue their case before the top court as they had given statements against them to the media in the past.


The trial court had in September 2013 awarded death sentences to the convicts.


Six months later, the Delhi High Court upheld their conviction and sentence.


All the convicts moved the apex court in 2014, which stayed their execution.


Six people, including a juvenile, had assaulted the woman in a moving bus in South Delhi.Later, the accused threw out the victim and her male friend at an isolated spot.She died in a Singapore hospital on December 29, 2012, triggering nation-wide protests that resulted in giving more teeth to laws related to rape and other formes of sexual harassment

Encounter underway in Kupwara district of J&K between forces and militants. One militant killed in the ongoing encounter that is taking place at Kawari Warnow area of Kupwara. Search ops are underway.
Three civilians of RS Pura has also been injured in the ceasefire violations even as firing continues.


A Border Security Force soldier died and another was injured as Pakistan Rangers violeted ceasefire twice on Sunday night in R S Pura sector of international border (IB), using mortar shells and firing small arms.

Head constable Sushil Kumar was hit by a splinter in his chest while retaliating the Pakistan fire. He was administered first aid and evacuated to Government medical college and hospital in Jammu. He succembed to his injuries at 12.30am on Monday, said Dharmender Pareekh, BSF Jammu frontier DIG. 

Assistan sub-inspector RD Puri was also injured in the exhange of fire.

Earlier on Sunday evening, Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the IB, as Pakistani Rangers used small arm fire to target Indian posts, which was not retaliated by the BSF.

Sundays ceasefire violation came within hours of warning by additional director general, BSF, Arun Kumar that Pakistan will have to face dire consequences if any BSF Jawan was targeted.

Representational picture

At least 19 Maoists were killed in an encounter near Malkangiri, at Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border. Two policemen were also injured.

Police say they attacked a Maoist camp, about 10 km from Malkangiri, where a meeting was being held.Ammunition and weapons including three AK-47 and SLRs were seized from the spot.

Details awaited.


Representational image.

JUST IN: Series of bomb blasts in Ukhrul district of Manipur ahead of chief minister's visit, one security personnel reportedly injured.

Last night, two persons suspected to be from National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) hurled two hand grenades in Hundung area, injuring one jawan.

More details awaited.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is likely to skip a meeting called by his father and Samajwadi Party supreme Mulayam Singh Yadav today, media reports said.

CNN News 18 reported that Akhilesh may skip the meeting of MPs, MLAs, MLCs and party senior leaders called by the SP chief to discuss the current situation in the party.

It was also reported that a decision to sack Akhilesh from the party may be taken if he skips the meet.

Meanwhile, Akhilesh's supporters gathered at the party office in Lucknow and shouted slogans.

In another ceasefire violation by Pakistan in RS Pura sector in Jammu late last night, two Border Security Force jawans and one civilian was injured.

One of the injured hawans -- Sushil Kumar -- succumbed early this morning.

Locals reported ceasefire violation with heavy mortar shelling in Pargwal sector of Akhnoor also throughout the night. Local residents took shelter as heavy shelling continued.

The injured BSF jawan is being treated at Government Medical College.

BSF said Pak troops target 13 border outposts and civilian areas along International Border in R S Pura, Pargwal and Kanachak in Jammu.

IMAGE: Martyred jawan Sushil Kumar. Photograph: ANI