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Digest for domestic stories for week May 13 - May 19, 2017

Saturday New Delhi: Describing Indira Gandhi as the "most acceptable" prime minister of a democratic country till today, President Pranab Mukherjee recalled her decisiveness while giving a subtle message to the present Congress leadership.

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Saturday

New Delhi: Describing Indira Gandhi as the "most acceptable" prime minister of a democratic country till today, President Pranab Mukherjee recalled her decisiveness while giving a subtle message to the present Congress leadership.

Jammu: For the second time in three days, Pakistani troops today resorted to heavy shelling of several civilian areas near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, killing two people and injuring three and triggering migration of hundreds of people.

New Delhi: On the eve of the visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to New Delhi, India today reiterated its "political support" to the Palestinian cause and said it continued to assist developmental projects there.

Sunday

Jammu: The Pakistan Army resorted to mortar shelling and firing for the second consecutive day today along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, which has affected over 10,000 people and displaced over 1,100 border residents.

New Delhi: Critical infrastructure agencies including banks, airports, telecom networks and stock markets have been asked to take precautions to shield themselves against the crippling global ransomware attack 'WannaCry'.

New Delhi: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) was last a battleground for India and Pakistan nearly 18 years ago when Islamabad sought its intervention over the shooting down of its naval aircraft.

Monday

New Delhi: India can play "a very important role" in resolving the dispute between Palestine and Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said today, on the eve of his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.

Jammu: Pakistan violated the ceasefire for the third consecutive day today by firing small arms on forward posts and four hamlets in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district even as authorities shifted more than 1,500 border dwellers to safer areas.

New Delhi: The government today said there was no serious impact on the country from a global ransomware cyberattack, except for a few isolated incidents in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, and steps were being taken to deal with any future threat.

Tuesday

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the number of persons under tax net has increased by 91 lakh post note ban and warned tax non-compliant persons to refrain from dealing in excessive cash and evaded money.

New Delhi: Opposition efforts to put up a consensus candidate for the upcoming presidential poll gathered ground today when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Congress President Sonia Gandhi here.

New Delhi: Law enforcement agencies today raided the residences and properties of two top opposition leaders P Chidambaram of the Congress and Lalu Prasad of the RJD as well as businessmen in a multi-city crackdown on alleged corruption and benami properties.

Wednesday

Srinagar: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today asked the Army to remain prepared to give a befitting reply to any misadventure from across the border, days after two security personnel were beheaded by the Pakistani Army after crossing the Line of Control (LoC).

Lucknow: Under opposition fire on the law and order front, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh transferred 67 IPS officers today.

Srinagar: In less than two weeks, security forces today conducted the second major cordon-and-search operation in Kashmir's Shopian district but called it off after hours as no militant could be found but not before stone-pelting mobs hampered it.

Thursday

New Delhi/Mumbai: India today heaved a collective sigh of relief after the International Court of Justice stayed the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav, with political leaders hailing the order, and the former navyman's friends erupting in joy and bursting firecrackers.

New Delhi: Environment Minister Anil Dave, a long-time RSS member best known for crafting the BJP strategy to unseat Congress stalwart Digvijay Singh as Madhya Pradesh chief minister in 2003, died here today. He was 60.

Mumbai: Actress Reema Lagoo, best known for playing the modern-day Bollywood mother in films such as "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!" and "Kal Ho Na Ho", passed away at a hospital here today. She was 59.

Friday

Srinagar: Telephone bills, insurance and banking services, business-class air travel and sale of newspaper space for advertisements will become costlier in the upcoming GST regime but education and healthcare will continue to be exempt from tax.

Srinagar: In a stern warning to Pakistan, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Indian forces will give "adequate response" to any form of ceasefire violation on the border which has been witnessing repeated shelling from across.

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing the role of Lashker-e-Taiba chief Hafeez Mohammed Saeed and hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in subversive activities in Jammu and Kashmir.

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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