2 BRO men killed in Taliban attack
New Delhi, April 12
Suspected Taliban militants today targeted Indian construction workers in south west Afghanistan, killing two personnel of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and injuring five in a suicide attack. M P Singh and C Govindaswamy were killed on the spot when the suicide bomber driving a vehicle rammed into the construction workers near Minar area in Nimroz province at around 9 am.

3 cops dismissed for raping minor
Ludhiana, April 12
The Punjab police today dismissed three cops, including an international powerlifter, for allegedly raping a minor girl in Rakh Bagh late last night, holding her helpless boyfriend hostage. Bringing shame to men in khaki, one of the accused was donning the police uniform. SSP R.K. Jaiswal said the cops had no right to wear the uniform after they had dishonoured it with their highly condemnable act.

ASI Inderjeet Singh, Hari Ram and Gurmel Singh in police custody in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma

Road Rage
Lawyer kills fighter pilot near Kasauli
Solan, April 12
Fighter pilot Anubhav Rao (24) was murdered by advocate Hari Dass Tanwar with a sharp-edged weapon on the outskirts of Kasauli last evening. Sameer Yadav, a flight lieutenant posted at Air Force Station, Ambala, was injured in the incident. According to the police, the Air Force officials were accompanied by their two friends from Delhi, Shankar Ghosh and Ashish Chauhan. They were on their way to Shimla, but decided to spend the night at Kasauli. They were travelling in Shankar’s car (DLOCJ-5021).

Hand over Ulfa chief, BSF tells Bangla Rifles
New Delhi, April 12
India today refused to accept Bangaldesh’s denial on United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) chief Paresh Barua’s presence there and insisted that he along with other Indian insurgent leaders were hiding there and be handed over to it as a gesture in reciprocal.

Nepal going red: 27 seats so far The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists that had spearheaded a bloody insurgency wave in the Himalayan kingdom for over a decade, has virtually swept the elections in the country. While Nepal Maoist supremo, Prachanda, or Puhpa Kamal Dahal, has won from Kathmandu constituency-10, his party moved ahead of its rivals in the constituent assembly polls to shape the future political system for the country. Supporters of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) with the communist “Hammer and Sickle” take part in celebrations after the victory of Prachanda (right), former rebel leader and present chairman of the party. — AFP photo