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ABUJA, Nigeria: Nigeria troops have
freed another 234 women and
children from Boko Haram's
stronghold in the Sambisa forest,
the military said on Saturday.
The defence headquarters said in a
statement the hostages were
rescued on Friday through the
Kawuri and Konduga end of Sambisa
forest.
Some 500 women and children have
already been rescued by the military
in the past few days.
 
Kathmandu: Power, Communication restored in most parts, toll crosses 6,600

Rahul meets Delhi, NCR home-buyers

Maldives: Opposition leader, 192 others arrested
 
NEW DELHI: Buoyed by its landslide
victory in the Delhi election earlier
this year, Aam Aadmi Party may
contest civic polls in Mumbai and
Bengaluru as it looks to gain
political power outside the national
capital and expand its sphere of
influence.
 
CHENNAI: Underfire former BCCI
president N Srinivasan, who controls
29% of the shares of India Cements
Limited, the principal owners of
Chennai Super Kings, has transferred
his entire stake in the IPL franchise,
to a trust -- India Cements
Cricketers Trust -- which takes care
of the interest of former cricketers
employed with the company.
 
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian
construction firm IJM Corp Bhd is
considering buying Edra Global
Energy Bhd, the power assets owned
by debt-laden state investment arm
1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB),
financial weekly The Edge Malaysia
reported on Saturday, citing industry
sources.
 
NEW DELHI: The government is likely
to introduce safety measures while
liberalising gun laws. Changes
proposed to the Arms Act
Rules,1962, forbid one to point a
firearm at anyone without "good
reason." A gun cannot be
brandished in a public place but
concealed in a holster. There will
also be a ban on firing in the air at
marriages, fairs and public events.
Such firing has led to many deaths
in rural and semi-urban areas.
Failure to abide by the guidelines
will lead to cancellation of weapon
licence.
 
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister
Mamata Banerjee will personally
oversee relief operations for the
earthquake victims at the India-
Nepal border on Monday.
"WB CM to oversee relief operations
at India-Nepal border on May four,"
the All India Trinamool Congress
office tweeted on Saturday.
 
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