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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]US and South Korea confirm the Pyongyang’s provocative move

Amid recent tension on threat to mount ballistic missile attack at Guam, the US territory in Western Pacific, North Korea has fired several short range missiles in the sea off its east coast on Saturday. This was confirmed by  South Korean and US military engaged in annual joint military exercise.

Reuters report says that the US military’s Pacific Command said it had detected three short-range ballistic missiles, fired over a 20 minute period. All of the missiles failed with one blowing up almost immediately after launch, while two others failed in flight, it added.

Meanwhile North Korea’s official news agency KNCA reports that a target-striking contest of the special operation forces of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) to occupy islands took place on the Day of Songun, the 57th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il’s start of the revolutionary leadership.

Songun is the “military first” policy of North Korea, prioritizing the Korean People’s Army in the affairs of state and allocation of resources.

Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers’ Party and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, guided the target-strike contest.

The report further said that Supreme Commander Kim Jong Un heard a report on the program of the enemy target-striking contest at an observation post and issued an order to start the contest after going round the special operation forces which took up attack positions.

Describing about the Saturday military moves, KCNA said, “Airplanes which received an order for sortie ceaselessly hit hard the enemy targets and multiple-missile launchers of different calibers and self propelled gun howitzers fired in salvo. Shells hit the islands simulating Paekryong and Big Yonphyong islands.

Kim Jong Un expressed great satisfaction over the successful target-striking contest, the report said.

It would be interesting to recall that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, on Tuesday attempted to calm down tension by saying that there had been no missile tests or “provocative acts” from North Korea since a UNSC resolution sanctioning Pyongyang was passed earlier this month.

Meanwhile South Korean office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the projectiles were launched from the North’s eastern Kangwon province and flew in a northeasterly direction about 250 km into the sea.

Tension was mounted between US and North Korea after Pyongyong test fired Inter Continental Ballistic Missile on July 28. This was designed to fly 10,000 km capable of reaching US mainland. US President Donald Trump had warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un he would face “fire and fury” if he threatened the US.

Later, North Korea threatened to fire ICBM near Guam, a US island territory in the Western pacific housing a large military base. Later the threat was virtually withdrawn.

The South Korean and US military are now engaged in annual exercise, which the North Korea describes as preparation for its invasion.

The US and South Korea are technically at war with North Korea because of their 1950-53 conflict ended in truce, not a peace treaty. North Korea is reluctant to give up its weapons programs necessary to counter alleged US hostility.

The Korean conflict is based on the division between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ((DPRK) in the north and Republic of Korea in the south, both of which claim to be the government of the whole country.

During cold war, North Korea was backed by the erstwhile Soviet Union, China and other communist countries while South Korea was supported by US and its allies. The division occurred at the end of World War II in 1945. The tension erupted in the Korean War in 1950. In 2002, US President George Bush described North Korea as the member of an “Axis of Evil” along with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and revolutionary Iran.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Dust storm, light rain expected in Delhi-NCR today, heatwave conditions to abate

IMD claimed in a tweet that Thunderstorm dust with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 km/hr would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi, North west Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East delhi and NCR( Loni Dehat, Hindon AF station, Ghaziabad, Indrapuram, Chapraula) Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda (Haryana) Baraut, Bagpat, Meerut, Khekra, Modinagar, Kithor , Garhmukhteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur ,Gulaoti ,Siyana ,Sikandrabad , Bulandshahr ,  Jahangirabad (UP)

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On Wednesday, a dust storm with light to moderate rain is expected in numerous locations in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). The India Meteorogical Department (IMD) stated the city’s maximum and minimum temperatures are predicted to be in the range of 40 and 25, respectively.

The IMD tweeted an advisory that thunderstorms, dust with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 km/hr would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East Delhi and NCR (Loni Dehat, Hindon AF station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chapraula) Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda (Haryana), Baraut, Bagpat, Meerut, Khekra, Modinagar, Kithor, Garhmukhteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr, Jahangirabad (UP).

For the next two hours, light to moderate intermittent rain is expected over and near Adampur, Hissar, Hansi, and Meham (Haryana).

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On Thursday, May 18, light rain is predicted for in Delhi based on the seven-day prediction for the city. The sky will mainly be cloudy, with the potential of a light  rain or drizzle, according to the weather office.

The air quality will continue to be deteriorated in the city after strong winds with dust swept across the Delhi-NCR on Tuesday. Following this, visibility had reduced to 1000 metres. Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of regional forecasting centre, said the dry atmosphere is one of the reasons for the dust storms.

Following Tuesday’s severe winds and dust storm that blasted across the Delhi-NCR, the city’s air quality had taken an alarming dip.

The monsoons, which are awaited across India, are likely to make landfall in Kerala on June 4. Usually, the monsoon arrives on May 31 or June 1 but the delay will be made up as the phenomenon progresses on its south-west to north-east arc. With extreme temperatures right from a cold sytart to May to dust-laden winds in mid-May, the weather in the country is paying the price for accelerating climate change.

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Security lapse at Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Patiala home, says it will not deter him from raising his voice against Punjab

After his release from jail, he slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for its law and order in the state.

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Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has filed a complaint with the Punjab Police after he spotted a suspicious person wrapped in a grey blanket on his terrace. He alleged a security lapse at his Patiala home. He couldn’t catch him as he fled after his servant raised an alarm.

Taking to Twitter, Sidhu said, Today on the terrace of his residence an unknown suspicious character wrapped in a grey blanket was noticed around 7:00 pm, the moment his servant went out raised the alarm, and called for help, he immediately ran and escaped.

The 59-year-old further said that he has spoken to DGP Punjab Police and has also informed SSP Patiala. He said the security lapse will not deter him from raising his voice for Punjab.

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Punjab Police registered a case in this matter. According to the reports, the Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma visited his residence after the complaint and is currently investigating the matter. The CCTV footage of the area is also being scanned, reports state.

Cricketer-turned-politician came out of the Patiala Central Jail on April 1 after serving nearly 10 months in a 1988 road rage case. After his release from jail, he slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for its law and order in the state.

He said Democracy is in chains. Punjab is the shield of this country. When dictatorship came in this country, a revolution also came, led by Rahul Gandhi.

Sidhu also slammed the Mann government over the pruning of security of slain singer Sidhu Moosewala and also making it public.

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Air India Delhi-San Francisco flight suffers tech glitch before take-off, returns to stand

The airline has not given any official statement in this matter.

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Air India flight which was en route to San Francisco from Delhi on Monday had to be returned to the stand because of a technical glitch. The San Francisco-bound flight suffered a tech issue before take off.

According to the reports, the aircraft which was carrying over 200 passengers from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) had to be replaced with another aircraft. Later, the passengers were accommodated in another aircraft.

The airline has not given any official statement in this matter.

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Earlier today, another Air India incident occurred where a London-bound flight returned to Delhi’s IGI airport after a mid-air brawl between an unruly passenger and the flight’s cabin crew.

A brawl ensued between a passenger and the crew members shortly after it departed from the airport at around 6:35 am. The onboard ruckus forced the plane to turn around and return to Delhi again where the raucous passenger was deboarded and handed over to the police at the airport.

Air India apologized to the passengers on the affected Delhi-London flight for the delay and inconvenience caused to them due to the incident and assured them that efforts will be made to ensure such incidents do not occur in the future.

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