#NewsInTweets: Army Digs Out Mines From Near Border, Hands Back Land To Farmers

By YKA Staff:

What’s the latest around the world today? Curated for you from the interwebz, here’s a quick morning fix to keep you updated. In 140 characters at that! Presenting, #NewsInTweets:

1. The [envoke_twitter_link]Army has handed over de-mined farmlands along the LoC to people living near the border[/envoke_twitter_link] in Rajouri district, Jammu.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]6 militants killed in two encounters in Kupwara[/envoke_twitter_link], Kashmir.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]SC will hear a PIL seeking a ban on WhatsApp[/envoke_twitter_link] on June 29, 2016. The petition was filed by an RTI activist from Gurgaon. The reason for demanding a ban is WhatsApp’s end-to-end (E2E) encryption which has been argued to be a potential threat to national security.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]500 new panchayats have been approved in Odisha[/envoke_twitter_link] by the state government.

https://twitter.com/JessieBottcher/status/746165648133349376

5. The [envoke_twitter_link]Public Safety Act slapped on a “lunatic” youth in Kashmir is going to be revoked[/envoke_twitter_link]. He had been accused of desecrating the Aap Shamboo temple in Jammu.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]Former Karnataka BJP MLA allegedly beats his wife in public[/envoke_twitter_link].

7. The [envoke_twitter_link]Cambodian PM was fined for not wearing a helmet[/envoke_twitter_link] during a motorbike ride. He has publicly apologised for it.

8. [envoke_twitter_link]Britain has voted to leave the EU[/envoke_twitter_link]. While the results from some constituencies are yet to be declared, most have called the final tally in favour of Brexit

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