Morning news wrap: 10 militants killed in Manipur, Pakistan urged India to uphold Indus Waters Treaty; and more
Ten militants were killed in an ongoing encounter with
Assam Rifles
near New Samtal village in Manipur's Chandel district, close to the Indo-Myanmar border. The operation, launched based on specific intelligence about the movement of armed cadres, is being carried out by a unit under the Indian Army's Spear Corps. Meanwhile, in Jammu and Kashmir, security forces engaged terrorists in an active gunfight in the Tral area of Awantipora. This comes shortly after three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were neutralized in Shopian during Operation Keller.
In national developments,
President Droupadi Murmu
strongly questioned the Supreme Court's April 8 verdict that set deadlines for the President and governors to act on state bills.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has appealed to India to uphold the 1960
Indus Waters Treaty
, citing the reliance of millions on its provisions. Separately, the International Atomic Energy Agency dismissed rumors of a nuclear facility breach in Pakistan following reports of Indian strikes during the so-called 'Operation Sindoor,' affirming no radiation leak or nuclear incident had occurred.
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10 militants killed in Manipur
Ten militant were gunned down in a gunfight with Assam Rifles in Manipur's Chandel district. The Indian Army said that acting on specific intelligence regarding the movement of armed cadres near the New Samtal village in Chandel district, close to the Indo-Myanmar border, an Assam Rifles unit under Spear Corps launched the operation on Wednesday, which was still underway.
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Encounter broke out in J&K's Awantipora
An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora. "Encounter has started at Nader, Tral area of Awantipora. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," J&K Police wrote on X. Earlier, three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with the armed forces under Operation Keller in Shopian.
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President Murmu questioned Supreme Court verdict on bill decision deadlines
President Murmu asked the top court to consider whether timelines can be imposed on Governors to act on Bills in the absence of a constitutionally-prescribed time limit. The President said Articles 200 and 201, applicable to governors and President respectively, 'does not stipulate any time frame or procedure' to be followed by them while considering grant or refusal of assent to a bill passed by an assembly.
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Pakistan urged India to uphold Indus Waters Treaty amid heightened tensions
Pakistan appealed to India to reconsider it citing the dependence of millions of people on the water being regulated by the 1960 treaty. The appeal is learnt to have been made in a letter by the secretary of Pakistan's ministry of water resources, Syed Ali Murtaza, to India's Jal Shakti ministry secretary Debashree Mukherjee.
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IAEA dismissed rumors of nuclear leak in Pakistan
International Atomic Energy Agency said that there was no leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan and rejected widespread reports that claimed Indian missiles struck Kirana Hills in Pakistan's Sargodha during Operation Sindoor. The clarification followed social media speculation and foreign media theories suggesting a nuclear stockpile in Pakistan had been hit during the airstrikes.
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