Guwahati: One person was killed and at least seven were injured after the anti-talks faction of militant group United Liberation Front of Asom lobbed a grenade at a crowded place in Assam last evening, police said.
The incident occurred in Bokolia area in Karbi Anglong district, and a police operation was on to arrest the culprits.
Police said two militants on a motorcycle lobbed the grenade.
“Eight persons were injured during the incident. One of them succumbed to his injuries before reaching a hospital,” police said.
On Tuesday, cadres of the same militant outfit had triggered two grenade blasts at Lakhimpur town, injuring five civilians. A grenade was recovered by police from another location.
Ministers threaten to quit
Hyderabad: Opposing any move to divide Andhra Pradesh, ministers from the Rayalaseema and Andhra regions yesterday threatened to quit if the central government decided to carve out a Telangana state.
Stating that no alternative to united Andhra Pradesh was acceptable to them, the ministers decided to leave for Delhi on July 26 to urge the Congress leadership not to divide the state.
They said they were prepared to make any sacrifice, including resignation from their posts, to keep the state united.
Can’t meet sourcing rules: Walmart
MUMBAI: Walmart has told India that it is unable to meet local sourcing requirements for foreign supermarket groups wanting to open stores in the country, a report said yesterday.
Under rules introduced when the government opened up the sector in 2012, foreign supermarkets are required to buy 30 percent of their products from local small-scale industries.
Walmart, which said last year it wanted to launch its first supermarket within two years, has said it can procure only about 20 percent of its goods from small Indian industries.
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